Editor's footnote on page 20: "The pejorative reference to 'Pharisees' reflects the theological anti-Judaism of Bonhoeffer's era."
This is blatantly incorrect. Christians throughout the history of the Church have rightly identified the Pharisaic leadership as being antagonistic to Jesus and characterized by dead formalism in their religious practice.
Editor's footnote on page 20: "The pejorative reference to 'Pharisees' reflects the theological anti-Judaism of Bonhoeffer's era."
This is blatantly incorrect. Christians throughout the history of the Church have rightly identified the Pharisaic leadership as being antagonistic to Jesus and characterized by dead formalism in their religious practice.
The Theory of Stupidity: Bonhoeffer famously argues that stupidity is a more dangerous enemy of the good than malice